Chipotle Beef Stew

Submitted by PalatablePastime

"I found this recipe on Epicurious, and it really caught my eye. I love the way the chipotles give the stew a light smokiness. It's almost as if it were prepared over a campfire. And of course, anything spicy is definitely good!"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs boneless chuck roast, trimmed and cut into 1 inch cubes
• salt (to taste)
• fresh ground black pepper (to taste)
• 2 -3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
• 2 -3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can tomato puree
• 1 -2 canned chipotle chile
• 1 -2 tablespoon adobo sauce (from canned chipotle chiles)
• 1⁄2 cup beef stock or 1/2 cup water
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can hominy, rinsed and drained
• flour tortilla (optional)

directions

1. Season beef to taste with salt and pepper.
2. Brown beef on all sides in oil in a large skillet, but do not overcrowd pan.
3. Add onion, garlic and cumin to skillet.
4. Cook, stirring, until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
5. Add tomato puree, chipotles, adobo sauce, and stock or water to meat, mixing well.
6. Simmer, stirring occasionally, over low heat, until meat is tender, about 1 1/2 hours (if stew starts to dry out just add some beef stock or water).
7. Add hominy to pan and cook for 15 minutes more, or until dish is heated through.
8. Check dish for salt and pepper, if needed.
9. Serve in bowls with warmed flour tortillas, if desired.

Reviews

[AMOR DE PUGS]

WWWWWWonderful! This is definitely gonna be a regular in my house. I browned the meat w/onions and garlic and put it and everything else except the hominy in the slowcooker for 8 hours and then the hominy and the end. The meat was sooo tender. I never used hominy in anything else except pozole and it was real good. Infact next time I think I'll add two cans!

 

[GiddyUpGo]

This is one of my husband's favorite recipes. I like it with hominy but he prefers when I substitute a can of corn. It can easily be adapted for the crockpot ... just toss all the ingredients in and cook on low for 8 hours or so.

 

[SusieQusie]

Now this was stew! Made just as written, using 2 chipotles & 1 tablespoon of the adobo sauce. The thick, lovely "gravy" was pretty fiery! Loved the addition of hominy! Thanks!

 

[Dawn399]

This dish is not for tender tongues. But as I have room for ONE more ulcer, I added the 2 full chipotle peppers (chopped) and 2 TBL. of Adobo sauce. I followed the suggestion and added 1/2 cup (half beef broth and half water to the stew as it simmered. Very good with the smokiness of chipotle, sopped up with warm tortillas.

 

[seal angel]

Made this exactly except that I used pork, a cup more water, and added cilantro. We ate it like pozole. Very spicy!!! We added a squirt of lime, radish, and cabbage. My daughter ate it as a burrito to tame the heat.